Asia
Enterprise SG sees opportunities for SG firms to invest in India, thanks to CECA
The Straits Times (ST) published an article yesterday (13 Apr) saying that improving business climate in India is drawing Singaporean...
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Olympics ‘difficult’ after virus spikes, Japan medical group warns
Holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer will be "really difficult" given a spike in coronavirus infections across Japan, the...
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Philippines summons Beijing’s envoy over boats in South China Sea
The Philippine foreign ministry said Tuesday it had confronted Beijing's envoy over the "illegal lingering" of Chinese boats at a...
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Hong Kong to outlaw campaigning for election boycotts
Hong Kong's government on Tuesday said it will be illegal for residents to encourage others to boycott or cast blank...
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Anti-coup protesters rally on Myanmar New Year holiday
Anti-coup protesters turned Myanmar's New Year festival of Thingyan into a rallying point Tuesday, painting pro-democracy messages on traditional clay...
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Philippines’ Duterte says will ‘waive’ COVID-19 vaccine
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will "waive" his chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine, arguing elderly people like him...
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India approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
India has authorised the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, a leading local drugmaker said Tuesday, in a boost for the nation's...
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Understanding the plan to release treated Fukushima water
by Kyoko Hasegawa Japan's decision to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima...
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China says release of Fukushima water ‘extremely irresponsible’
China on Tuesday hit out at Japan's plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the...
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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM Yoshihide Suga
Japan's government on Tuesday approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the stricken...
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